Chiral Environmental Pollutants: Analytical Methods, Environmental Implications and Toxicology

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Abstract

Introduction -- Criteria for the selection of a proper enantiomer selective analytical method -- Enantiomer selective high- and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography -- Enantiomer selective electrophoresis and electrochromatography -- Enantiomer selective high-resolution gas chromatography (esHRGC) -- Other methods for the elucidation of molecular structures and mechanistic details of enantiomers -- Quality control and evaluation criteria for enantiomer selective separation methods in environmental sciences -- Enantiomer specific fate and behaviour of chiral contaminants -- Source Characterization and Contamination -- Chirality in environmental toxicity and fate assessments -- Perspectives.